Erratum: A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the fetal catechol-o- methyltransferase gene is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in african americans (Reproductive Sciences (2012) 19: 2 (135-142) DOI: 10.1177/1933719111417885);A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the fetal catechol-o-methyltransferase gene is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in African Americans

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Thota, Chandrasekhar ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^b,c   Wentz, Melissa J ^d   Fortunato, Stephen J ^b   Bartlett, Jackie ^e   Drobek, Cayce O ^b   Nair, Sangeeta ^a   Al Hendy, Ayman ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Centennial Hospital   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; catechol O methyltransferase; Caucasians; preterm birth; single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84859907067     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112453134     Document Type: Erratum

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